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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

1,870 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 60 of 94

Old Type Sheep Trucks

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

Sheepowners are likely to find now that some of the vans supplied by the Railway Department are of the old type, which means that fewer…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

Mr. W. C. Cambridge, General secretary of Farmers and Settlers Association N.S.W., writes us as follow:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Company writes : For our sale on the 27th August we offered a catalogue of 3805 bales,…

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Wheat Pool Opposed Speakers at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 7

Messrs G. W. Walker, T. J. Fitzpatrik and A. Aston addressed a meeting of wheat growers at West Wyalong on Thursday morning in…

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west Wyalong 'Adbocate' Tuesday, September 11, 1928 Compulsory Wheat Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

On 14th September the farmers of New South Wales will be called upon to say whether they favor the constitu-. tion of a Board, under their own…

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Wealthy Farmer Hanging from Bed (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

George Dries, 50, a wealthy farmer of the Liverpool district, was found dead changing from a bar over his bed. No reason can be assigned for his…

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Hanging From Tree Farm Laborer's Death (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

William Joseph Lockhart a farm laborer, working at Teiga, told his wife he was going to hang himself, hang himself…

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King Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 6

It has been tersely said that the sheep carries Australia on its back. This is true to a very large extent, but the measure of truth is not…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 9

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Company writes:-- For our sale on the 27th August we offered a catalogue of 3,805 bales, the…

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Wheat Pool (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 1

Sir,--We, as wheat growers, take this opportunity of issuing a final warning to our fellow growers to study the proposed scheme of…

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Wheat Pool (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 10

Dear Sir,--The opponents to the Compulsory Wheat Pool are basing their objections principally on the undermentioned points:--…

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Sydney Wool Auctions Wider Competitions

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes, 10928:-- On the 4th September we offered a good average selection, comprising…

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Wool and Tops The Raw Material's Influence

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- Though merino fleece wools of medium to inferior quality, dusty, showing vegetable fault, and deficient in…

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Wool Reports New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Ltd

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 2

The first series of sales in this market concluded on Wednesday last. Generally speaking, the tone of the market has improved since the…

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Wheat for Hay Helpful Information the Stage at Which to Cut

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 8

The following effusion by an expert will be of great interest to wheat farmers in the Forbes district. It deals with the time for…

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An Open Letter the Proposed Compulsory Wheat Pool. Sydney, September 3, 1928

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 10

Wheatgrowers of New South Wales,-- In addressing this open letter to the wheatgrowers of New South Wales, on the question of a Compulsory…

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Field Day Condobolin Experiment Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 6

A Farmers Field Day will be held at Condobolin Experiment Farm next Tuesday. All farmers, and others interested in Agriculture, are cordially…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 11

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane Office: —"Brisbane wool sales opened under spirited…

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Cattle From Young. Top Flemington Market

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

Prices for fat cattle at Flemington showed a much needed improvement on Monday, 10th instant, values advancing 10/- to 20/- per head, and…

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Sydney Wool Auctions. Wider Competitions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes, 10/9/28:— On the 4th September we offered a good average selection comprising…

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